[A National Conversation among Aboriginal Canadians Living in the Cities]
[Canadian Public Opinion and the Policy Agenda]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Indian Communication Arts (INCA)
First Nations University]
Paul Francis James
Geoffrey Prantau
Tina Pisuktie
Kenneth Chakasim
Collin Graham ... [et al.]
Description
In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important.
Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.
Identifies resources, practices and instructional methods that would support Aboriginal students in the Intermediate-Advanced English as a Second Language Program (ESL) at Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Qualitative Health Research, vol. 20, no. 4, April 2010, pp. 506-523
Description
Examines why tuberculosis continues to be a serious health issue. The article also discusses the challenges to TB prevention and treatment for Aboriginal people in Montreal.
Brief discussion of ten areas which have been underdeveloped in the urban context: consultation, community access and decision-making; community ethical review; intellectual property rights and data management, data gathering, storytelling and consent-seeking; capacity building and mentorship; nurturing authentic research relationships; multi-sited and multi-jurisdictional research; and self-determination, sovereignty and community empowerment.
Discusses historical and contemporary reasons for migration to urban centres, the lack recognition of an urban presence based on the belief that identity and cities are incompatible because Indigeneity is solely defined by a relationship to the land, and how this attitude, coupled with government policy, has resulted in the lack of culturally appropriate supports and services available.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 25-31
Description
Looks at the differences in rural versus urban birth and infant outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Quebec.
Reports on results of survey of housing providers conducted between the end of December 2018 and March 2019; explains the changing demographics of Indigenous populations; and gives the background to the Urban Native Housing Program and the Rural and Native Housing Programs and discusses the implications of the expiry of Operating Grants under them.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 95-118
Description
Uses cases studies from Nicaragua and South Africa to compare colonization and imperialistic practices and how these experiences helped with the formation of what the author describes as Indigenous internationalist feminism.
International Journal of the Commons, vol. 4, no. 1, February 2010, p. 36–55
Description
Looks at two joint ventures ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development in forest management desired by Aboriginal communities.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Autumn, 1995, pp. 53-65
Description
Examines pre-emptive use of the words America and American by mainstream, effects of denial of right of Indigenous peoples to use the name of their own land and resulting terms like "Native American" and "American Indian."
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stacey I. Oberly
Description
Case study using the Ute Reference Grammar.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Looks at how the Yekooche First Nation used the viable cluster-based learning approach effectively to maximizing the use of learning technologies to support collaborative, project-based learning and community-wide development.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 123-133
Description
Study of 60 young Indigenous mothers examines the association between setting and attaining goals and indicators of health behavior change. After six month of intervention it was found that goal attainment was not significantly associated with behavior change despite participants exhibiting confidence in completing goals and increased sense of agency.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
Part V: Techological Strategies to Recover Stolen or Illegally Obtained Art Objects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara L. Rottenberg
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [315]-
Description
Description of the HERB (Bibliographical Datatbase on Hertiage Law) database which contains information relating to legal and administrative issues in the field of cultural property, with citations drawn from international literature including books, journal articles, law reports, conference proceedings and government documents.
Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Sociocultural Origins of Diabetes among Cape Breton Micmac
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim D. Travers
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, 1995, pp. [140-143]
Description
Study conducted to test the hypothesis that the longer the contact with Euro-Canadian lifestyles, the higher the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 217-220
Description
Response to Robert McGhee's simplification and mischaracterization of Indigenous archaeology in a 2008 article, focusing on three main points of contention: insufficient sampling, caricature, and questionable treatment of colonialism and notions of "Aboriginalism".
Arctic Anthropology , vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 39-56
Description
Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.
A total of 495 survey respondents were Indigenous, representing 39% of the population, and proportion was higher for unsheltered (46%) than sheltered (34%). Snapshot was taken March 13, 2019.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1996, pp. [13]-24
Description
Discusses treatment of these subjects in the work of Ella Doloria, LeAnne Howe, Mary Crow Dog, Louise Erdrich, and Janet Campbell Hale.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 83-116
Description
Looks at the experiences of the Fort Albany First Nation during the Environmental Assessment process of the proposed Victor Diamond Mine and reflects on associated social justice issues.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], 2010, pp. 390-407
Description
Comments on a concept entitled "wise practices" introduced through the Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network (CAAN) based on the Seven Sacred Values (courage, honesty, humility, respect, truth, wisdom, love)